New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Mr.. Racine, a farmer, while plowine
near Grand Forks, was accidentally
killed by being struck by the point OF
his pillow.
Fire destroyed two granaries and a
cattle shed $50 feet long on Mrs.
Leeds farm, six miles southwest of
Lenox. Loss $4,000; insured in the
ST. Paul Fire & Marine.
The supreme court convened on the
10th at Yankton One hundred at
torneys werein attendance from North
Dakota and Minnesota; among the
latter being Elk Gov. Austin and E. F.
Lane, OF ST. Paul, and r. R. Briggs,
of Moorhead.
| The American Life Insurance Associ-
alton OF Minneapolis has just unearth-
ed very clever scheme by which the
company was defrauded out of 81 900.
In the affair are Implicated halfa doz-
en- persons, including a physician, a
| justice of the peace and other parties
quite. well known in the town OF Elk
| wood.
D. r. Keith, cashier OF the Bank OF
Elkton, is under arrest for robbery.
The bank has closed. The fix lures were
attached for taxes.
j. M. Quinn, OF the Bismarck Trib-
une, was elected secretary OF the rail-
road commission; salary, $500.
Gov. Church, in response to an invi-
tation from the fremen's association,
has signifed his intention of being
present at the tournament at Mitchell,
next month. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Church.
Alvia Martin, a three-year-old child
OF Rev. Martin OF Deer Horn, Wilkins
county, died, having been poisoned
by eating arsenic which had been
placed about the house to kill mice.
| Pierre voted s25, 900 in bonds to
aid the Duluth, Pierre & Black Hills
railroad President Hill, OF the Man
itoba, is behind the scheme. It is ex-
pected the road will reach PIERRE from
Aberdeen by December.
The twenty-year bonds OF the city
OF Sioux Falls to the amount OF $780,
600, given to the Cedar Rapids, Iowa
/! Falls d Northwestern road, were sold
to Melvin Grugsby for 3 Is per cent
| premium, he being the highest bidder.
Charles Griffin, sent up for burglary,
Jesse Fitch, for stealing money pack
age from the company's sale in depos-
it,, and John Sullivan, for robbing a
passenger OF a $40 ticket in the wait
ing room, broke Jail at Mitchell and
escaped.
A contract with New York capital
lists for putting in areservoir system OF
water works at Bismarck was closed
IN Chicago.
j A fve-year-old son of Sheriff Sund-
back was drowned at Sioux Falls
The wife of Postmaster George j.
Love of Huron died in Cheyenne, while
returning from California, where she
had passed the winter.
The North Dakota pharmacy board
met at Bismarck. It is composed OF
Il. L. Hausseman, Grafton; E. c..
! Maxey, Fargo, and Frank Frisbv,
Bismarck. The board organized by
the election of Hausseman president
and Frank Frisby secretary and
treasurer. The new law goes into
effect June II, before which time all
pharmacists must be examined, reg
lstered and obtain certificates.
At Redfeld, NJ. G. Myer, clothier
failed recently. Liabilities, $1,000,
The assets will nearly cover the Habil-
tiles.
A farmer named Wright, sixty years
/ OF age, hanged himself in a barn on
his farm near Arvila. When found
he was dead. No cause is assigned.
j. V. Wells, president, and w. II.
Gates, secretary OF the Fair associa.
ton, have negotiated with the Chicago
4 Northwestern Railroad company
for additional grounds on the west
side OF the driving park and race
course at Gary, SO as to embrace
within the park nearly the entire
grove and a long stretch OF the Lac
/ Qui Parle creek.
Crops are more diversified in North
Dakota than ever before. The rains,
while they have hinGered seeding,
have greatly improved the condition
of soil.
Negotiations are now pending for
the establishment OF q daily paper
at Yankton.
The attorneys and judges severely
censure the territorial secretary for
delaying the publication OF the SEES
sion laws. In previous cases of this
kind it has been customary to have
the session laws ready for delivery
within 60 days after the adjournment
OF the legislature.